Trip Description

Syncro Safari, Baja ‘01 was held Thanksgiving week 2001, Saturday, November 17 through Sunday, the 25 th. The location was the beautiful Baja California Sur, Mexico, for a week of kayaking, swimming, fishing, shell gathering, relaxing, etc. There were a few rough spots in dirt roads, but 4-wheeling was at a minimum This Safari was planned and lead by the consummate Baja Syncronaut Mark Drillock. He and his with Anne have been to many places in Baja, many times. Syncronauts left the US early on the morning Saturday, the 17 th and camped at Bahia de Los Angeles for the first two nights, then went to Punta Chivato, a beautiful beach campground on the lovely and calm Sea of Cortez about 600 miles south of the border. A highlight of the trip was a meteor shower the participants described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Itinerary

Here’s the itinerary of Richard & Susan Jones who made the trip from Boulder, Colorado.

November 15-16 1150 miles on I-70 and I-15 to Oceaside, California, just north of San Diego.

November 17 7 am , three Syncros head south to Baja: Mark, Peter Buettner from San Francisco and the Joneses. In the afternoon we catch up with Steve and Kate who had left the day before. After dark we arrive at Bahia de Los Angeles and camp on the beach. We get up at 1:30 to watch the meteor shower which was fabulous. Actually, it continued the next night, too.